| Blacktop Peak | |
|---|---|
 Blacktop right of center, from northwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,724 ft (3,878 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 360 ft (110 m) [2] |
| Parent peak | Kuna Peak (13,002 ft) [3] |
| Isolation | 1.48 mi (2.38 km) [3] |
| Listing | Vagmarken Club Sierra Crest List [4] |
| Coordinates | 37°47′37″N119°11′46″W / 37.7937286°N 119.1961395°W [1] |
| Geography | |
  Blacktop Peak Location in California  Blacktop Peak Blacktop Peak (the United States) | |
| Location | Ansel Adams Wilderness Mono County, California, U.S. |
| Parent range | Sierra Nevada |
| Topo map | USGS Koip Peak |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cretaceous |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Metamorphic rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown [5] |
| Easiest route | class 2 [3] |
Blacktop Peak is a 12,724-foot-elevation (3,878-meter) mountain summit located along the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Mono County of northern California, United States. [1] It is situated in the Ansel Adams Wilderness, on land managed by Inyo National Forest. The summit lies one-half mile outside of Yosemite National Park's eastern boundary, and some of the lower western slope lies within the park. Blacktop Peak ranks as the 228th-highest summit in the state of California. [3]
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Blacktop Peak was likely named from its appearance. [6] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. [1]
